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Recent Examples of waistband
Still Here—the brand behind Zoë Kravitz’s waistband-free jeans—is coming home.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Made from premium stretch denim, the jeans’ signature high-rise waistband slims the figure, smoothing and sculpting with every movement.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
The comfortable bottoms are fitted through the upper leg and flared from the knee, and the waistband is elastic for a flexible fit.
—Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The pockets can store seed packets, gloves, or small tools, while the waistband provides a comfortable fit.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2025
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Made from premium stretch denim, the jeans’ signature high-rise waistband slims the figure, smoothing and sculpting with every movement.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
The comfortable bottoms are fitted through the upper leg and flared from the knee, and the waistband is elastic for a flexible fit.
—Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The pockets can store seed packets, gloves, or small tools, while the waistband provides a comfortable fit.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waistband
Noun
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The driver seat dives well below the belt line offering a sporty position, and overall visibility is great.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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After being stuck on a boss, eternally forced to run back and replay swaths of danger for just another slim shot at winning, overcoming most challenges feels less like triumph and more like someone’s mercifully loosened the belt around your neck.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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On the flip side, some influencers have posted images of them wearing Skims' retro girdle as a sole outfit, subverting the 1950s connotation of undergarments as visible only to one's husband, said Einav Rabinovitch-Fox, professor of gender at Case Western Reserve University.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
10 July 2025
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The old oil town, with its beige parking garages that form a girdle around nondescript towers in gray and black — Bank of Oklahoma, Cherokee Federal — was exactly the kind of American city that filled me with dread.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Princess Kate also wore earrings that belonged to the late Queen Elizabeth, as well as the Royal Family Order of King Charles III and the Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II, along with the Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order star and sash.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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Ditto for the sash details on several looks.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And Yang was, otherwise, tuxedo-ready in black wool cigarette pants, cummerbund and loafers.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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Korby attempts to object, only to be turned into a bulldog (wearing a fetching cummerbund).—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Nearby balconies were draped with black ribbons.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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This inexpensive and easy craft just requires a small chalkboard, a little extra paint, and a pretty ribbon.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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However, the storm’s outer bands could still clip the island Sunday night into Monday, bringing rainfall and wind impacts as well.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
20 Sep. 2025
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On the pro-Kimmel side, Hollywood unions WGA and SAG-AFTRA (both of which Kimmel is a member of) issued statements criticizing the decision to pull his show, as did the union that represents his show’s band.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The pocket detail is repeated on denim midi skirts with front slits and self-belts.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Vestments: amice, alb, cincture, and simple white miter.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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The institution has a lot of baggage, as any organization with nearly two millennia and a few crusades under its cincture is bound to have.—
J.P. Brammer,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Waistband.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waistband. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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